Vet Barnes vs. Con Murphy — Career Comparison

Vet Barnes
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vet Barnes built a career as a starting pitcher and Con Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vet Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Vet Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vet Barnes and Con Murphy

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
36.65
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.64
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
33.72
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Vet Barnes and Con Murphy

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.82
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.24
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.03
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
1.115
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vet Barnes and Con Murphy

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
284.21
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
52
547.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
551.16
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
147.37
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
73.68
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.07
74.39
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
33.75
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
242.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.84
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
252.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
125.58
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
76.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
36.11
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.81
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100